Glossary N

Glossary N

Need for positive regard is a term according to Rogers which refers to the need for positive responses from the relevant people in one's life.

Need for power refers to the dispositional tendency to seek control over others; the desire to have social impact and control over others. According to Trait theory, Need for power is the extent to which a person desires to be in control of other people.

Need for self -actualization refers to the need to fulfill one's potential. Need for self-actualization is the highest need in Maslow's Motivational hierarchy.

Need for treatment refers to legal criterion operationalized as a signed certificate by two (2) physicians stating that a person requires treatment but will not agree to it voluntarily. Need for treatment is formerly a sufficient cause to hospitalize the person involuntarily and force him/her to undergo treatment

Need to affiliate refers to the desire to associate with other people.

Need to belong refers to a motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions.

Need-directed perception is perception whose purpose is to locate things in the environment that will satisfy a need. Need-directed perception is also called Deficiency perception or D-perception.

Needs analysis refers to the process of determining the training needs of an organization.

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